I despise nepotism which litters my world (TV news, especially in sports) and, to some extent, big-time coaching. I didn't have a father in my life, much less one doing play-by-play for the Cardinals or Reds, so I tend to not think too highly of kids of the uber-successful who underachieve.
Looking through Jay Paterno's coaching resume, I imagine his first coaching jobs came from head coaches at lesser programs not wanting to slight to Old Man for when the PSU job opened. Then Jay Paterno comes back to State College and, for 13 years, coaches some of the least productive quarterbacks at a BCS-level school.
Did anyone watch PSU's quarterbacks for those years? Once you got up 13 points on the Lions, game over.
Also, being a visible part of that program that was slapped with a $60 million dollar fine is something that probably gets brought up in the interview when the HR manager wants an accounting of any glaring employment gaps.
Since O'Brien, wisely, let him go in 2012, Jay Paterno has done anything to stay "important". Considering Congress, looking at Lt. Governor (what, was Ed Rendell a long-lost uncle to him at one point?)... what a mess.
A guy like Jay should go like with his ma, count the old man's money and drive her to her appointments.
